Author Archives: James Grundy
What Juventus have learned from Spurs’ defeat against Man City
What Juventus have learned from Spurs’ defeat against…
18 December at 16:25 As the Etihad Stadium in Manchester took a mighty battering of rain on Saturday evening, if there was anything else that had taken a more prominent battering, then it was Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur. While it is very unlike Tottenham to take a 4-1 hammering these days, Manchester City had given […]
‘Hamsik happier with win than record’
‘Hamsik happier with win than record’
Marek Hamsik’s agent has paid testament to the Napoli midfielder’s professionalism as “he was happier about the win” than matching Diego Maradona. Hamsik finally equalled Maradona’s record of 115 Napoli goals with his strike against Torino on Saturday, and Juraj Venglos believes the Slovakian can now focus on the Scudetto without any anxiety. “I heard […]
What we learned from Week 17
What we learned from Week 17
Another exciting weekend of Serie A action saw Inter lose for the first time this season, making the race even tighter at the top. There are now just four points separating the top four, with Roma still holding a game in hand against Sampdoria. Here’s what we learned from this weekend’s Serie A action. A […]
Coppa last-16 refs announced
Coppa last-16 refs announced
The referees for this week’s Coppa Italia last-16 ties involving eight Serie A teams have been announced. Four matches will be played over Tuesday and Wednesday, and Napoli’s opener against Udinese will be overseen by Fabrizio Pasqua. Davide Ghersini will take charge of Atalanta-Sassuolo a day later, before Gianpaolo Calvarese [pictured] and Fabio Maresca take […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 17
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 17
Napoli are back at the top of Serie A, after Inter fell for the first time this season, at home to Udinese. Juventus and Roma kept up the pressure behind the Partenopei, though the Giallorossi left it late against Cagliari. Meanwhile AC Milan suffered an embarrassing defeat to Hellas Verona. Our Team of the Week […]
Udinese Defeat Could Convince Suning To Spend In January
Udinese Defeat Could Convince Suning To Spend In January
After Saturday’s defeat to Udinese at the San Siro, many Italian media outlets have offered their analysis on the impact that the defeat will have at Inter. One of these outlets was Rome based newspaper ‘Corriere Della Sera’, who report that: “In a championship still without a true leader, Inter finally register a loss in […]
El Clasico: Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde confident ahead of Real Madrid clash
El Clasico: Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde confident ahead…
Getty Ernesto Valverde is confident ahead of this week’s El Clasico Real Madrid are struggling for form in the league this season. While their rivals are flying, six points ahead of the chasing pack. Barcelona won 4-0 yesterday against Deportivo to ensure they went 11 points clear of Madrid, who have been in action in […]
Fabrizio Miccoli: the gifted but controversial Italian whose unique genius set Palermo alight
Fabrizio Miccoli: the gifted but controversial Italian whose…
THERE’S A SONG by Sud Sound System, a reggae group from the Italian region of Apulia, that begins like this: ‘If you never forget your roots, you’ll be able to respect those of every foreign country. If you never forget where you come from, you’ll be able to value your culture properly.’ Sud Sound System […]
The development of Fazio from Spurs to Roma
The development of Fazio from Spurs to Roma
17 December at 21:45 Argentine centre-back Federico Fazio became a laughing stock of world football when he failed to live up to billing as part of André Villas-Boas’ ill-fated €100 million plus recruitment drive after Gareth Bale departed Tottenham Hotspur for Real Madrid. Alongside the likes of Vlad Chiriches, Erik Lamela and Roberto Soldado, he […]
Atalanta vs Lazio: Confirmed lineups & live updates
Atalanta vs Lazio: Confirmed lineups & live updates
17 December at 19:45 Welcome to our live coverage of the Serie A fixture between Atalanta and Lazio from the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia. Below you will find everything you need before and during the fixture. Atalanta have lost their last three Serie A meetings against Lazio, conceding at least two goals per game. Lazio […]